nerves
Example Sentences
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Her mother, Mygal, checks the news and eats a biscuit herself to calm her nerves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Arnold and his colleagues linked the problem to lower levels of a protein known as NaV1.4, which helps muscle fibers respond to signals from nerves.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
“And that changes the nerves or whatever bad mood or the rest of the week.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Perhaps the Downing Street nerves will have eased a bit.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
His baseball coach had taught him to do that just before his turn to bat, as a way to steady his nerves.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
